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Fetoshi and Hungarian Ambassador Discuss Security and Hybrid Threats

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Author: OCTOPUS INSTITUTE The Director of the Institute for Hybrid Warfare Studies “Octopus”, Arben Fetoshi, met today with the Hungarian Ambassador to Kosovo, László István Dux. The meeting focused on relations between Kosovo and Hungary, Hungary’s role in the region, and shared concerns regarding security and hybrid threats. In the context of current geopolitical challenges,

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“Octopus” Institute and AIIS Sign Memorandum of Cooperation

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Tirana, September 10, 2026 The “Octopus” Institute for Hybrid War Studies and the Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on Thursday in Tirana, for joint research, analysis, and activities in the fields of geopolitics and security. The Director of the “Octopus” Institute, Arben Fetoshi, stated that the agreement aims to

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SERBIAN-RUSSIAN ALIGNMENT IN ELECTION FOREIGN INTERFERENCE

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Remarks by Dr. Iryna Synelnyk at the OCTOPUS Forum “Electoral Integrity Under Hybrid Threats: Security Implications of Foreign Interference” First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the opportunity to work with the Octopus Institute and share my insights on Russian and Serbian electoral manipulation and influence. As a Ukrainian journalist

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The Aggressor’s Mirror

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Author: Dr. Arben Fetoshi – Director at Institute for Hybrid Warfare “OCTOPUS” In the digital arena of information warfare, propaganda relies on increasingly sophisticated methods and stronger emotional appeals. Serbia’s strategy of “victimhood” uses false attribution, “mirror accusations,” and fabricated threats to distort the truth. Through projection and media amplification, its strategic communication seeks to

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THE BIA PROJECT FOR THE (LIST)SERBIANIZATION OF KOSOVO

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Lynching as a Direct Threat to Nenad Rashiq In the whirlwind of numerous political events, regional tensions, and the informational fog that has engulfed the media space, the most threatening product of Serbian propaganda against Kosovo targets the “traitors” within the Serbian community. A text by Relja Zhelski, head of the Directorate of Analysis at

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SERBIAN-RUSSIAN ALIGNMENT IN ELECTION INTERFERENCE

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Remarks by Dr. Iryna Synelnyk at the OCTOPUS Forum “Electoral Integrity Under Hybrid Threats: Security Implications of Foreign Interference” First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the opportunity to work with the Octopus Institute and share my insights on Russian and Serbian electoral manipulation and influence. As a Ukrainian journalist

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ELECTIONS IN KOSOVO: SERBIA THREATENS DEMOCRACY AND REGIONAL SECURITY

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Opening Remarks by Dr.Arben Fetoshi, Director of OCTOPUS, at the Forum “Electoral Integrity Under Hybrid Threats: Security Implications of Foreign Interference” At a time when security and democracy, not only in the Western Balkans, but across Europe, are facing increasingly sophisticated forms of hybrid interference, ELECTIONS as a cornerstone of the liberal order, have become

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Religious authoritarianism as a method of hegemonic politics

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What are the real threats from the combination of “verticalization of power” with religion in the Russian-Serbian doctrine of hybrid warfare? Author: Dr. Gurakuç Kuçi – Senior Researcher at the Institute for Hybrid Warfare Studies “OCTOPUS” and professor at UNI College Autocracies rarely invent new methods; they usually recycle those that have worked and adapt

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Octopus Institute – Job Opening Announcement

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Octopus Institute – Job Opening AnnouncementPosition: Researcher in the Field of Security and Hybrid WarfareLocation: Prishtina The Institute for the Study of Hybrid Warfare – Octopus is seeking a qualified professional with academic and analytical expertise to join our team as a researcher. The role involves conducting in-depth research on hybrid warfare, influence operations, disinformation, and security challenges in complex political and informational environments.

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Serbian Mythology Confronted by Scientific Critique: The “OCTOPUS” Institute Organizes Forum on Vidovdan and Its Role in the Serbian National Project

Serbian Mythology Confronted by Scientific Critique: The “OCTOPUS” Institute Organizes Forum on Vidovdan and Its Role in the Serbian National Project

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The Institute for Hybrid Warfare Studies “OCTOPUS” will host a forum on Saturday, June 28, 2025, dedicated to reexamining historical narratives, under the theme: “Vidovdan between Myth and Geopolitics: Its Role in the Serbian National Project.” The event aims to spotlight the strategic use of this narrative in advancing Serbian state policies toward Kosovo and the broader

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